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Household of William Higginbotham (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Higginbotham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Higginbotham, born in 1820 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Higginbotham, born in 1833 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Lancashire, England) and William (born 1863 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, John (born 1812 in Lancashire, England), William's Cousin, Betsy (born 1851 in Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Mathew (born 1831 in Ireland), William's Servant, Luke (born 1862 in Ireland), William's Servant, Michael (born 1859 in Ireland), William's Servant, John (born 1858 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Herbert (born 1853 in Ireland).


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William Higginbotham's household

Male

William

Higginbotham

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Higginbotham

Wife
Male

Thomas

Higginbotham

Son
Male

William

Higginbotham

Son
Male

John

Jackson

Father In Law
Female

Betsy

Cooper

Cousin
Male

Mathew

Bierne

Servant
Male

Luke

Bierne

Servant
Male

Michael

Sharkey

Servant
Male

John

Mc Dermott

Servant
Male

Herbert

Mc Dermott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Higginbotham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Higginbotham

Head

Married

61

1820

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Higginbotham

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Higginbotham

Son

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

William

Higginbotham

Son

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

John

Jackson

Father In Law

Widower

69

1812

Lancashire, England

Betsy

Cooper

Cousin

Single

30

1851

Lancashire, England

Mathew

Bierne

Servant

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Luke

Bierne

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Michael

Sharkey

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ireland

John

Mc Dermott

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Herbert

Mc Dermott

Servant

Single

28

1853

Ireland

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